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Adam Leonard on UH football coach selection group | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Updated at 4:58 p.m., Friday, January 11, 2008

Adam Leonard on UH football coach selection group

Advertiser Staff

University of Hawai'i linebacker Adam Leonard has been appointed as one of the members of the selection committee for the new UH head football coach, it was announced today.

Committee co-chairs will be Associate Athletics Director Carl Clapp and UH-Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw.

Other members are:

  • Tony Guerrero, chair of Ahahui Koa Anuenue and vice chair of First Hawaiian Bank

  • Debra Ishii, executive assistant to the chancellor, UHM

  • Leonard, UHM student-athlete and football team member

  • Dee Jay Mailer, CEO of the Kamehameha Schools

  • Peter Nicholson, UHM Professor and Faculty Athletics Representative

  • John K. Tsui, chair of Towne Realty Development and former President and Chief Operating Officer of First Hawaiian Bank

  • Artie Wilson, partner and Realtor, Prudential Locations

    "We will move quickly to select the best possible candidate to serve as our head football coach," said Hinshaw. "The new coach must be someone who can lead a smooth transition for current team members, who appreciates the special connection between UH athletics and the people of Hawai'i, and who will continue to produce successful student-athletes."

    "The members of the selection committee were chosen for their understanding of the relationship between UH athletics and our community," she said.

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